(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium . Particularly: “A converse of -funika or a related word?”)
-funua (infinitive kufunua )
to discover , uncover
Conjugation of -funua
Positive present
-na funua
Subjunctive
-funue
Negative
-funui
Imperative singular
funua
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hufunua
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li funua
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku funua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na funua)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nafunua/na funua
tu nafunua
2nd person
u nafunua
m nafunua
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nafunua
wa nafunua
other classes
positive subject concord + -na funua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -funui )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si funui
hatu funui
2nd person
hu funui
ham funui
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha funui
hawa funui
other classes
negative subject concord + -funui
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta funua
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta funua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -funue )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni funue
tu funue
2nd person
u funue
m funue
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a funue
wa funue
other classes
positive subject concord + -funue
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si funue
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge funua
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe funua
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali funua
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali funua
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me funua
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha funua
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja funua
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki funua
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo funua
Consecutive
kafunua / positive subject concord + -ka funua
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka funue
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.